FI fuel line

[Bruce Plecan]

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles <charlesmorris at erols.com>
To: diy_efi at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: FI fuel line

Are you sure the Teflon is fuel compatable???.  To include other additives?.
ie alky bmte (?).
Bruce


>On Sun, 21 Mar 1999 05:00:01 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Wait a minute....  Are you planning on using this for the _entire_
>>fuel system???  Don't do it.  Get steel tubing.  If the carb lines are
>>in place, and they're 5/16" steel lines in good shape, use them for
>>the return line.
>
> I needed a bigger feed line on my modified BMW 745i. Ran
>Teflon-lined braided steel hose the length of the car, with steel AN
>fittings on either end. It's expensive but will never rot inside the
>braid, and is very resistant to damage - in fact the braid will file
>its way through most obstructions, so numerous padded clamps are a
>must. This hose is rated for something like 1000 psi (smaller ones are
>available DOT-approved for brake lines). Used the old steel 8mm feed
>line as a return.
>
>-Charles
>